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Horse profile

Manuka Bee (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2008) · Last trainer Howard Johnson · Last owner J Howard Johnson
by Xaar (GB) out of Legend (GB) (Belmez)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2007
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Aug 2008 — 6,637 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2008 · 8th of 9 Last raced off OR 56
KTB Profile

Manuka Bee (GB) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 3rd of 11 at Redcar (Jul 2008). Last raced off 56, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating56↓ 11lb off peak
56 56–67

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 67A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 6 Aug 2008 Official rating 56 at the last run, 25 Aug 2008

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 8 figures · best 72C · median 53.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft372C47—
Soft367A54—
Good to Firm260A55—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f367A47—
6f – 7f372C54—
1m – 1m1f260A55—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Xaar (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 2,429 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 10.7% from 122.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3013.3%−2.8—
Good to Firm525387.2%+1.10 from 2
Good577305.2%−0.9—
Good to Soft262135%−1.10 from 3
Soft303155%−1.10 from 3
Heavy1221310.7%+4.6—
Standard (AW)610386.2%+0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f14896.1%0—
6f – 7f740496.6%+0.50 from 3
1m – 1m1f504377.3%+1.20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f347195.5%−0.60 from 3
1m5f – 2m373164.3%−1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f234125.1%−1—
2m5f – 3m7068.6%+2.5—
Over 3m1300%−6.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Legend (GB) (Belmez)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tallboy (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Mulrennan 3 0 0% −3.00
Campbell Gillies 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Kyne 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Winston 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Eaves 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 5 runs
25 Aug 08+19d Ripon R. H. Emsley & Sons Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 ½ 8-7 5636A Paul Mulrennan 11/1
06 Aug 08+16d Newcastle USG Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 1½ 9-5 5867A Campbell Gillies 11/2
21 Jul 08+18d Beverley Andrew Lambeth Tri-Genesis Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4/6 1½ 8-0 6050B Jamie Kyne 14/1
03 Jul 08+31d Redcar Subscribe To Racing UK Selling Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 3/11 hd 8-7 6060A Paul Mulrennan 7/1
02 Jun 08+230d Thirsk Carleton Furniture Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 11/12 30 8-7 6747C Robert Winston 40/1
2007 · 3 runs
16 Oct 07+25d Newcastle Persimmon Homes Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 4/12 nk 9-0 6772C Paul Mulrennan 40/1
21 Sep 07+70d Ayr Robb Ferguson CA E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 13 ran 12/13 10 9-3 —54C Tom Eaves 20/1
13 Jul 07 York Hovis Maiden Stakes Class 3 · 7f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 13 9-3 —53C Tony Hamilton 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Manuka Bee won?
Manuka Bee (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2007 and 2008. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Manuka Bee?
Manuka Bee (GB) was trained by Howard Johnson on the most recent run on record, at Ripon on 25 August 2008.
Who is Manuka Bee's sire?
Manuka Bee (GB) is by Xaar (GB) out of Legend (GB), whose sire is Belmez.
What is Manuka Bee's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 25 August 2008. The highest on record is 67.
What is Manuka Bee's sire's record?
Xaar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 2,429 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 10.7% from 122.
Who are Manuka Bee's siblings?
Out of Legend (GB), Manuka Bee (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.